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Situated in a fold on a S-facing slope overlooking the Cappagh valley. St Conlon's well (Power 1952, 144) is located in mixed woodland. This is an overgrown, rectangular stone-lined well (dims. 1.7m x 1.05m), with some quartz stones on a lintel that partly covers one end. There is also a shrine with some statues in a alcove (Wth 0.45m; H 0.6m; D 0.4m) built into a masonry block ((Wth 1.4m; H 1.6m; T 1m). A small cross-socket (ext. dims. 0.3m x 0.2m; H 0.15m) (WA030-061002-) is kept at the roadside c. 150m to the S.
Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 11th August, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.
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